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I am fascinated by Japanese culture and language, and I want to learn to speak Japanese fluently. I feel confident that I could learn quickly with a good conversational partner. I am very well spoken in my native English, and would be happy to help anyone looking to improve their command of the English language. I am a software developer living in a small town in Mississippi, but I love to travel, and my dream is to travel to Japan once I become fluent so that I can experience all the island has to offer.
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    Can you give some context for it? From what I can tell it seems to be something along the lines of saying "Fuck life" as you said, however here in American there is a slang phrase "fuck my life." This is something people say when bad things happen to them, and you will often see it abbreviated as FML. If you can give some context I'll see if that is what it means or if there is another meaning that is better.
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    August 17, 2012
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    If you specifically need a preposition for this question then you could use "for" or "from" as the answer. Since Rita is the person that Mary asked about the prices, you should use "from." "Mary has inquired about air freight prices from Rita." would suggest that Rita told Mary about the prices for air freight. "Mary has inquired about air freight prices for Rita." would suggest that Mary was asking about air freight prices so she could relay the information to Rita. To clarify, I am American so our English is not the Queen's English, and therefore not as 'proper' sounding.
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    August 17, 2012
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    I just joined this site and this group so hopefully there are still some active members around.

     

    I love One Piece, Naruto and Bleach... I have also watched a lot of other anime and read many mangas as well, like Gamaran, Fairy Tail, etc.

     

    I also enjoy some manwhas (Korean) like Breaker.

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    August 15, 2012
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    Naruto vs. Pain was an incredible fight, and is my favorite, but the fight between Naruto and Sasuke at the waterfall was also incredible!

     

    Other than that I would say when Pain fought Jiraiya that was an amazing fight, too.

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    August 15, 2012
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    うそつき (liar) usotsuki

     

    next is ki (き)

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    August 15, 2012
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    When will the American English test be available? I saw on the link to the Oxford English certification test that there is an American English version coming soon. When should we expect that? I feel confident that I can pass the British English version but I might miss a question or two due to not understanding the cultural references.
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    August 15, 2012
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    Most of these words are interchangeable depending on what you are trying to say. travel - to cover the distance between two points trip - trip usually suggests that there will be some enjoyment or entertainment while travelling (unless it's a business trip) voyage - this typically has a more grandiose meaning, similar to journey tour - a tour is a guided trip around a certain place, such as a tour of a museum or a farm journey - journey is yet another way to indicate travel from one place to another (or perhaps several places)
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    August 15, 2012
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    I think perhaps there was a typo or misunderstanding. Based on the context, I think what the person was trying to say was, "The deadline was October 1st. Well, I guess the reasoning is that by October 1st the semester is [in] FULL gear." I added the word "in" to help give context. I believe they meant "full gear" instead of "for gear" because that would make more sense. The phrase "in full gear" means something along the lines of "already set in motion" or "off and running." Basically they are saying the semester would be well under way by October, as opposed to just starting or just ending.
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    August 15, 2012
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    I believe your first sentence would be the most common way to phrase it. The second sentence is also grammatically correct, but is a little more awkward than what you would hear in casual conversation.
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    August 15, 2012
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